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INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
"THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS"
VOL.. 2
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1914
NO. 45
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POLITICAL MIX
AT MONMOUTH
OBJECT TO DR. SMITH
Some Repubs Think Demos
Seek Political Advantage;
What Monitor Thinks
Monmouth is having a political
difference which we trust will
not hurt their Fourth of July
celebration any. A numher of
republicans objected to having
Dr. C. J. Smith, democratic can
didate for governor, as the orator
of the day because they believed
it proved of some political ad
vantage to the democrats, and
have threatened to boycott the
celebration. While it is not a
wise policy as a rule to bill polit
ical candidates for a non-partisan
patriotic celebration, in this
particular case it was a good
move to draw a crowd. While
all of us may not agree with Dr.
Smith politically, we must admit
that he is a man that many peo
ple would like to see and hear.
No man perhaps in the state has
been so "discussed and cussed"
within the past six months,
which makes him an object of
curiosity besides a candidate for
the highest office in the state.
In his speech he will shout the
battle cry of freedom, tell us
about the grand old flag and
compliment all the fathers and
founders of the republic, so the
Monitor cannot see that he will
do any political harm or good.
If any democrat thinks it will
help the party any, he will be
disappointed. We trust that all
political feeling will be oblitera
ted and that every citizen of
Monmouth will unite in making
tomorrow the greatest day the
little city ever had. An excel
lent program has been prepared
and there is no doubt but that
all visitors will enjoy themselves
greatly. .
Snapshots of Exciting Scenes
In Deciding Polo Contest
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CAPTT'IUNQ the worM't polo cNHmplonshlp was a cimjaraU eiy
ta.k for tbe crack British tem formed t,j l.or.l Wlborne and hca.lwJ
br Major Barrett" of the En: lab army. The -.!iW at W-.!.iiry
N. V. were of a most eicitlrs nature, parti-n:.(r;y the -nl and
final ma ton. wb'.rh dwMed tie fate f tbe cup T!.t- (.twrnpnipfc. herewith
bow Intending .dm In the lant contest At the t,.;. i- L,-wn therein
Mllburn of the a merlon team (In the tu-M. bitrit.se ' :'- At tbe Uttn
la (enerki iew ot tbe jam taken In tbe aectnd periuJ.
I PREACHER HARD TO LOCATE
Former Independence Man Almost
Despairs Of Finding Parson To Tie Knot
SAlbany, Or.. William Govro,
who lives north of Albany, ob
tained a license to wed Annie
Englert and went to the resi
dence of Professor Hans Flo, ad
joii ing the First Presbyterian
church here, and asked where
the pastor of the church lived.
He was informed that Dr. Gesel
bracht is in Chicago. He in
quired where the' pastor of the
Christian church lived, and was
told that Rev. Mr. Emerson is in
Boston, His next inquiry was
for the pastor of the Baptist
church, and he learned that Rev.
Mr. Hicks is in Australia. Find
ing that the object of his search
was getting further away with
each question Govro was almost
afraid to prosecute his inquiry
further. He finally found Dr.
E. M. Sharp, who performed the
ceremony for him. Oregonian.
POLK'S OILED ROADS
The peopie of Polk county are
showing the people of Marion
county some things in the way
of improved roads that are worth
noticing. The road between
Dallas and Monmouth and Inde
pendence has been oiled all the
way, and the road from Inde
pendence to West Salem is oiled
as far as the Brunk farm, where
it meets the SalemRickreall
road. Perhaps there are others.
1 It is planned to continue the oil
ing of the Independence-West
; Salem road clear to the latter
place; to the west end of the
bridge across the Willamette at
j Salem. This will make the
J roads thus treated much smooth
' er for travel, and it will make
them dustless, a consideration
of great comfort to the traveling
public, and especially so to the
farmers and others living along
or near them. For the residents
along or near the roads, it will
make all the difference between
comfort and cleanliness and rank
discomfort and dirt and disease
germs. A hard surface highway
would be better and cheaper in
the long run, than an oiled road,
but an oiled road is far and away
ahead of a streak of dust mis
named a road. -Salem States
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FIRE DESTROYS
NEWHOME
I. H, ROBINSON PLACE
Family Had Just Motred In
How Fire Started Is Not
Known: Some Insurance
Fire completely destroyed the
residence of I. H. Robinson, on
G street, between Fifth and
Sixth Monday evening.
The house was a handsome
bungalow, which had just been
completed and the family had
only moved in last week. There
was $800 insurance on the house
and $200 on the furniture.
Mr. Robinson is rather unfor
tunate as this is his third fire.
Just how the fire started is un
known, but from all appearances
it developed in a bedroom. Mr.
Robinson was out of town and
Mrs. Robinson and daughter
Bed had had no fire since morn
ing. In the evening they turned
on the electric light in a bed
room for a moment and are sure
they turned it off. A few min
utes after, while sitting on the
front porch they smelt the
smoke, discovered the fire and
gave the alarm. The he use
burned like shavings and before
the fire company arrived it was
half consumed and in thirty min
utes was all gone.
For some unknown cause the
boys could not get any water,
but had there been plenty it
would have done no good. The
houses on each side of the burn
ing building were carefully
guarded and prevented from
catching.
When the fire was first dis
covered, neighbors rushed to the
scene and carried out a piano,
sewing machine and a few other
minor articles. This was all
that was saved. They not only
lost most of their furniture, but
all their dishes, bedding and
clothing except what they had
on.
One thousand men, women
and children witnessed the burn
ing. The flames lit up the heav
ens and was noticable in neigh
boring towns.
COULD NOT SHOW
The moving pictures of local
scents during the race meet and
Moose carnival were not shown
as advertised, for the reason
that the Commercial club discov
ered at the last minute that they
would be obliged to piy a license
fee of fifty dollars for one day's
exhibition. The city ordinances
call for a license fee of this
amount for one year and city of
ficials did not believe that they
cou'd grant a license for a short
er period. A large crowd would
have seen the pictures had they
been exhibited and it is to be
regretted that the laws of the
city are such as to bar a "home
talent" exhibition
the receipts!
' of which would have gone to the
city itself.
FATAL FALL
Edwin Chapman, who had re-
sided at Ballston for more than ; called at Williams' drug store
i thirty years, fell from a cherry ; last Saturday and looked at the
! tree one day last week and was;dinner sets that will te given
so badly injured that he died a ' away every Saturday. Mr. VVil
' short time afterwards. He was liams is looking forward to a big
a native of Minnesota and was ' day next Saturday afternoon.
: of an inventive nature. In earl I
i ier life he invented what was;
said to have been the first wire; Wedding bells have been rinjj
grain binder. The deceased is ing right merrily for the past
survived by three children, Mrs. j week and the society editor has
A. M. Tillary, of Ballston, Mrs. been working over time. We
George Metcaif, of Salem and . hope the good work will con
George Chapman of South Da-; tinue for the remainder of the
kota. Dallis Itemizer. j s ummer.
NETTIE THE FAT GIRL TALKS
Raised Near Independence She Has
Grown Some Now Weighing 657
Nettie ihe fat girl, one of the
attractions at the carnival, is a
living example of the healthful
ness of the climate of the Willa-
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meue vaney. - nt-me wus raim
around Monmouth and Independ- Councilman GoetZ Brings
enee, in Polk county, ller Matter Before City Council
maiden name was ,Ktman. and Better Service Promised
her parents lived for years on a
farm on the outskirts of M m- Who was to blame for the un
mouth, the land lying between fortunate occurrence of last
that place and Independence
Nettie was always fleshy but not
until the past few years did her
weight increase to such enor
mous proportions as at present.
She weighs G57 ; pounds at the
present time, and she looks it.
Nettie has traveled all over the
country with carnival shows and
says she enjoys it. A sued if
hot. weather caused her any dis
comfort, she replied: "No, not
at all, I enjoy it, but this cold
weather gets nie. I don't feel
at all well during such weather
as this. I wish it would get
warm." Nettie married a man
lived around the Polk county ;lHse 01 "rt- '
towns a number of years. Her j operate with the city for arrang
parents, Mr and Mrs. Jerman, i ing fur better service in several
were fine old people and were 'other wavs. The representative
personally known to several peo-1 . t, " t.mnanv also stat
pie in
Eugene. -Eugene Regis-
ter.
THREATENS TO SUE
John A. Carson, Attorney for
Mrs. C. F. Waltman, who seeks
to secure damages from the city
because of injuries sustained
from a fall on a sidewalk, noti
fied Mayor Eldridge.this week
that he would proceed to go into'
court unltss the City made some
kind of a settlement with his
client.
Mayor Eldridi'e replied that
inasmuch as Mr. Carson had
never stated at any time the
amount that Mrs. C. F. Walt
man was asking for, it was a
difficult thing for the city to of
fer any certain amount under
existing circumstances.
A special committee from the
city council is investigating the
matter and hot es to be able to
make some definite report soon.
OFF FOR THE RACES
Local horsemen loaded their
racers Monday and departed in
various directions. Les Gal-
braith vvent to Butte, Montana,
It. B. Dickenson and C. W. Ken -
yon to Vancouver, . u, ana
Tracy Staats to Med ford. There
is good racing for good-sized
purses at ail tnese places and tnejon(f ine of children
boys an expect to re rigni up in
front all the time.
THE HOP SITUATION
The hop crop is making good
progress in this state, the weath
er being all that could be de
sired. Satisfactory reports are
also received from Washington.
Conditions in California have un
dergone no recent change. The
Oregon and Washington yields
are estimated at about the same
quantity as last year and the
California crop at one-sixth
smaller than last year.
In Europe, according to the
latest advices, conditions range
from only fair to good. Conti
nental yards have been attacked
by lice, but the situation is not
regarded as serious. Oregon i-
an.
ATTRACTS WOMEN
A good sized crowd of women
LOTS OF MARRYING
WHO WAS
TO BLAME?
NO WATER FOR FIRE
Monday night when there was
no water to fight a fire?
This Councilman Goetz wanted
to know at the council meeting
Wednesday evening.
Hut it would have taken a very
smart man to know just where
to place the blame after hearing
the testimony.
About the only satisfaction
Mr. Goetz got out of it was a
promise from an Oregon Tower
Co, representative, that they
would have two men ut th
pumping station hereafter in
ed that they tiau tesieu an me
hydrants in town.
Mayor Eldridge advocated a
j better organized lire company
'and Councilman Irvine proposed
the purchase of a siren whistle
so that all may know when there
is a fire in town. It seems that
th fire bell connot be depended
on.
Independence is supposed to
have adequate fire protection and
if it has not. right now is the
time to see that it has. Insur
ance rates are based on the
theory that the city is well pro
tected. Should anonther fire oc
cur and the same conditions
exist as on Monday night, insur
ance companies will investigate
for themselves and might find
cause for raising their rates.
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THE CHERRY FAIR
Independence was well repre
sented at the Cherry fair in Sa
lem last week and nearly everj-
l 1 LI.. . P . L.
one spcaKs very nigmy oi int.-
fentertainrnt.nt provided and the
hospitality shown. The parades
were unusually good, "specially
the one Friday composed of a
YEOMAN TO ENTERTAIN
William Koch, of Des Moines,
Iowa, Grand Foreman, will hon
or Independence with a visit on
Saturday. July 11, and local
members of the American Yeo
man are preparing for ari unusu
al time. Visitors will he present
from Dallas and Salem, and in
the evening there will he a re
ceptton at the opera house to
which the public is invited.
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OVF TO NATIONAL PARK
Mrs. T. J. Fryer and daughter
Mrs. Campbell, left last Wed
nesday for Castle Kock, Wash.,
to attend the christening of Dr
C. P. Fryer's little daughter, i
They will then resume tli'iri
journey through Montana and j
Wyoming, making u visit to
Yellow Stone Nation. -il Park, re-;
turning by way of Spokane.
IN GOOD SHAPE
A report of the financial con
dition of the Independence Driv
ing Club Association is published
elsewhere in this paper. The
association has fared better than
many imagined.
RECEPTION
The faculty of the State Nor
mal received the i-'J) students
enrolled for the summer term
last Friday evening, and it was
a very brilliant affair.
SIXTH STREET BARN IN BAD
City Fathers Just About To the Place
Where They Will Order It Torn Down
The mayor and city council ap
parently are in no mood to be
trilled with regarding the remov
al of the barn on Sixth street
which has become notorious. ,
Neighbors have been trying to
get this barn condemned and ro-
moved for several months and
from the way the wind blew in
the city hall Wednesday night, it
looks as if their efforts would
finally result in victory
Councilman Goetz - addressed
the council regarding the ugli
ness of certain parts of the city
and took the position that if the
condemning of unsightly build
ings was begun, it might be well
to begin on Main street.
Anywa this particular barn,
which neighbors allege is an eye
sore, has at least two more
weeks to sit majestically in its
accustomed place. Two weeks
from Wednesday night its fate
will hang in the balance and
from all appearances it hasn't
much chance.
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CHAUTAUOUAS
All over the Willamette Val
ley, Chautauqua tents are dot
ted here and there and the ma
jority of the people who are con
tingent with them, get the
"Chau. fever:" they start to go
and go they must.
There is a genuine air of real
mental and moral uplifting about
a great number of the attract
ions, which imbibes a person
with the "go habit." Hesides if
a mere idea of being entertained
seizes us, we can be gloriously
satisfied too with many of the
entertainers.
Some of the guarantors are
finding a deficit in the receipts,
but after a few more years with
the Chautauquas we dare say an
experience like that will be un
known. Many people from Independ
ence, have been frequent visitors
to the attractions in Dallas this
week, especially Music Day and
Club Day.
ITEMIZER CHANGES
V. P. Fiske has leased the
Dallas Itemizer and will retire to
the more pleasant duties of post
master. M. L. Boyd will be
editor and J. E. Bloom business
manager of the Itemizer here
after.
Celebrate
July Fourth
In
Monmouth
Delightful Newport
"Tried and True" is this old reliable outing resort,
with a wealth of natural scenery, healthful drives, a
splendid beach and numerous near-by points of inter
est: Lighthouse, Devil's Punchbowl, Seal Rocks, etc.
Special Low Round-Trip Season Fares
Week-End rare to All Polnta and Sunday
Excursion Faras from Albany and Corvallla
via the
I IOGOtMSMTAl 1
Tha Bipuiidon Line lots
DOUBLE DAILY TRAINS
Ix-avc Albany, daily iW
Iave Albany, daily except Sunday 1:K) 1. M.
Iave Corvallis, daily ,1,: ,r
Leave Corvallis, daily except Sunday 1:10 r. M.
Connections made at Albany and Corvallis with S. P. trains.
Special Excursion Train will leave Newport every
Sunday evening at i p. m., arrive Corvallis 10:15
p. m., Albany 10:45 p. m.
Good Fishing Streams Along the C. 5 E.
At Elk City, Morrison, Toledo and along the Yaquina
river, also on the Breitonbush and Santiam rivers,
on the Fast End.
For Folder describing Newport ax an outing place call on our nearest agt
JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agant,
Portland, Oragon
ALL CELEBRATE
TOMORROW
BUSINESS HOUSES SHUT
Monmouth and Falls City
Will Draw Independence
people; Others Will PiCnlC
!
I Tomorrow is the Fourth of
July, the loSt.h anniversary of
American Independence, and the
day will be duly observed by
our people in various ways. All
business houses will be closed all
day.
At least five hundred Inde
pendence people will go to Mon
mouth. Our sister city has a
day full of good things in store.
Among the attractions being a
parade, literary program, ad
dress by Dr. Smith, candidate
for governor, basket dinner in
the groves, baseball, minor
sports, etc. The Independence
Monmouth band will furnish
the music. The Independence
railroad facilities are very good
as Mr. liirschberg's train is
scheduled to make plenty of
runs to accomodate the crowd.
A great many people will go
to Falls City where a good time
is guaranteed all. Their pro
gram will consist of music,
speaking, dancing, sports and
baseball. Nobody will be disap
pointed if they go to Falls City.
As Sunday follows the Fourth
this year, many will go on a
fishing and camping expedition.
Numerous picnic parties have
been formed and the day will be
spent in jolly outings.
So tomorrow Independence will
be almost depopulated and those
who remain in the city will find
it a little quieter than some of
our neighboring cities.
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FISHING PARTY
A party consisting of Mr. and
Mrs. J. G, Mcintosh, Mr. and
Mrs. P. I). Hedges, Mr. and
Mrs. A. D. Davidson, Mrs. S.
L Hedges, Mrs. Susan Jones
and Miss Grace Jones went to
Falls City last Sunday and had a
picnic dinner on the banks of
the Luckiamute.
OFFERS TO BUYtBONDS
The Lumberman Trust Com
pany of Portland had a repre
sentative in Independence this
week who offered to buy the
bonds that the city will issue.